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Statements by prominent writers about the Russian language
Russian language! For millennia, the people created this flexible, magnificent, inexhaustibly rich, intelligent, poetic and laborious instrument of their social life, your thoughts, your feelings, your hopes, your anger, your great future. A. N. Tolstoy
The Russian language is, first of all, Pushkin - the indestructible mooring of the Russian language. These are Lermontov, Leo Tolstoy, Leskov, Chekhov, Gorky.
A. Ya. Tolstoy
The language that Russian power commands a great part of the world; in its power it has natural abundance, beauty and strength, which is not inferior to any European language. And for this reason, there is no doubt that the Russian word could not be brought to such perfection as we are surprised at in others. M. V. Lomonosov
Our Russian language, more than all the new ones, is perhaps capable of approaching the classical languages in its richness, strength, freedom of arrangement, and abundance of forms. Y. A. Dobrolyubov
That the Russian language is one of the richest languages in the world, there is no doubt about it. V. G. Belinsky
In days of doubt, in days of painful thoughts about the fate of my homeland - you alone are my support and support, oh great, powerful, truthful and free Russian language!.., it is impossible to believe that such a language was not given to a great people! I. S. Turgenev
You marvel at the preciousness of our language: every sound is a gift: everything is grainy, large, like the pearl itself, and, truly, another name is even more precious than the thing itself. N.V. Gogol
Russian language in in capable hands and in experienced lips - beautiful, melodious, expressive, flexible, obedient, dexterous and capacious. A. I. Kuprin
May there be honor and glory to our language, which in its native richness, almost without any foreign admixture, flows like a proud, majestic river - it makes noise, thunders - and suddenly, if necessary, softens, gurgles like a gentle brook and sweetly flows into the soul, forming all the measures that consist only in the fall and rise of the human voice! N. M. Karamzin
We have been given possession of the richest, most accurate, powerful and truly magical Russian language. K. G. Paustovsky
The Russian language opens up to the end in its truly magical properties and wealth only to those who deeply love and know their people “to the bone” and feel the hidden charm of our land.
K. G. Paustovsky
The Russian language is a language created for poetry; it is extremely rich and remarkable mainly for the subtlety of its shades. P. Merimee
The Russian language is inexhaustibly rich and everything is being enriched with amazing speed. M. Gorky
Take care of our language, our beautiful Russian language - this is a treasure, this is an asset passed on to us by our predecessors! Handle this powerful tool with respect.
I. S. Turgenev
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Reviews
Thank you, Evelina, for the selection of classic sayings about the Russian language! Thank you for your concern, as well as for your love for the Russian language, which so many people lack. And the love of experimenting with the language of some “poets” often confuses me. I have some thoughts, but they need to be put in order, so for now I’m just reading the statements of great people and trying to treat the “great and mighty” with care.
Thank you, Irina!
Yes, reading the thoughts of great people is really interesting and instructive! I think our thoughts are no less interesting, therefore, don’t be modest and don’t “comb them” too much! Let them be what they came to mind.))) Let’s discuss, talk, maybe we’ll find our own aphorisms!)))
Best regards, Elvina
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What Russian language- one of the richest languages in the world, there is no doubt about it. - V. Belinsky
Use a foreign word when there is an equivalent one Russian word , means to insult both common sense and common taste. - V. Belinsky
There is no doubt that the desire to dazzle Russian speech using foreign words unnecessarily, without sufficient reason, is contrary to common sense and common taste; but it does not harm the Russian language or Russian literature, but only those who are obsessed with it. - V. Belinsky
Only by mastering the original material as perfectly as possible, that is, native language, we will be able to master a foreign language as perfectly as possible, but not before. - F. Dostoevsky
Russian language we spoil. We use foreign words unnecessarily. We use them incorrectly. Why say “defects” when you can say shortcomings, or shortcomings, or gaps?.. Isn’t it time for us to declare war on the use of foreign words unnecessarily? - Lenin (“On the purification of the Russian language”)
I do not consider foreign words good and suitable unless they can be replaced by purely Russian or more Russified ones. We must take care of our rich and beautiful language from damage. - N. Leskov
Russian language- a language created for poetry, it is unusually rich and remarkable mainly for the subtlety of its shades. - P. Merimee
True love for one's country is unthinkable without love for your language. - K. Paustovsky
In relation to each person to your tongue one can accurately judge not only its cultural level, but also its civic value. - K. Paustovsky
There are no such sounds, colors, images and thoughts - complex and simple - for which there would not be in our language exact expression. - K. Paustovsky
In days of doubt, in days of painful thoughts about the fate of my homeland, you alone are my support and support, O great, mighty, truthful and fluent Russian language! Without you, how can one not fall into despair at the sight of everything that is happening at home? But one cannot believe that such a language was not given to a great people! - I. Turgenev
How Russian language is beautiful! All the advantages of German without its terrible rudeness. - F. Engels.
A person's morality is visible in his attitude towards word. - L. N. Tolstoy (1828–1910) – writer and educator
Language is a ford across the river of time, it leads us to the home of the departed; but those who are afraid cannot come there deep water. - V. M. Illich-Svitych (1934–1966) – Soviet comparative linguist, employee of the Institute of Slavic Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences
Language is the history of a people. Language is the path of civilization and culture. That's why studying and saving Russian language is not an idle activity because there is nothing to do, but an urgent necessity. - A.I. Kuprin (1870–1938) – writer
The greatest wealth of a people is its language! For thousands of years, countless treasures of human thought and experience accumulate and live forever in the word. - M. A. Sholokhov (1905–1984) – writer and public figure
Russian language It is revealed to the end in its truly magical properties and wealth only to those who deeply love and know their people “to the bone” and feel the hidden charm of our land. - K. G. Paustovsky
Language of the people- the best, never fading and ever-blooming flower of his entire spiritual life. - K. D. Ushinsky (1824–1871) - teacher
Russian language should become a world language. The time will come (and it is not far off) - the Russian language will begin to be studied along all meridians globe. - A. N. Tolstoy (1882–1945) – writer and public figure
Take care of our language, our beautiful Russian language– this is a treasure, this is an asset passed on to us by our predecessors! Handle this powerful tool with respect; in skillful hands it is able to perform miracles! - I. S. Turgenev (1818–1883) – poet, writer, translator
Take care of the purity of your language as a sacred thing! Never use foreign words. Russian language so rich and flexible that we have nothing to take from those who are poorer than us" - I. S. Turgenev
New words of foreign origin are introduced into Russian seal incessantly and often completely unnecessarily, and - what is most offensive of all - these harmful exercises are practiced in the very bodies where the Russian nationality and its characteristics are most passionately advocated. - N. S. Leskov (1831–1895) – writer.
The perception of other people's words, and especially without necessity, is not enrichment, but tongue damage! - A. P. Sumarokov (1717–1777) - writer, poet, playwright
Native language we must be the main basis of both our general education and the education of each of us. - P. A. Vyazemsky (1792–1878) – poet and literary critic
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There is a power of grace
In the consonance of living words,
And an incomprehensible one breathes,
Holy beauty in them.
M. Yu. Lermontov
Language is the confession of the people,
His soul and life are dear.
P. A. Vyazemsky
Blessed is he who rules firmly with his word
And keeps his thoughts on a leash.
A. S. Pushkin
Pushkin sounds so wonderful,
Our tongue writhes in anguish,
When they send ungodly
On it, in Russian.
E. A. Evtushenko
Language, our magnificent language,
River and steppe expanse in it,
It contains the screams of an eagle and the roar of a wolf,
The chanting, and the ringing, and the incense of pilgrimage.
K. D. Balmont
And we will save you, Russian speech,
Great Russian word.
We will carry you free and clean,
We will give it to our grandchildren and save us from captivity
Forever!
A. A. Akhmatova
Friends, take care of yourself,
When you speak Russian.
After all, this is our native language -
Save it for your grandchildren!
E. Ya. Vesnik
He came to us by inheritance,
For us it is more valuable than anything else,
We replace with someone else's copper
We don't dare gold it.
Like a guardian of a precious chalice,
We must preserve the gift of centuries
And the new shine of our life
Enrich your native speech.
S. N. Sergeev-Tsensky
Learn Russian
If you want to beat fate,
If you are looking for joy in a flower garden,
If you need solid support -
Learn Russian!
He is your great, mighty mentor,
He is a translator, he is a guide.
If you storm knowledge steeply -
Learn Russian
S. Abdullah
... our language is wonderful,
Metallic, sonorous, humming.
Our wild, accurate tongue!
N. M. Yazykov
Word
The tombs, mummies and bones are silent, -
Only the word is given life:
From ancient darkness, on the world graveyard,
Only the Letters sound.
And we have no other property!
Know how to take care
At least to the best of my ability, in days of anger and suffering,
Our immortal gift is speech.
I. A. Bunin
The rulers also disappeared
Instantly and for sure
When they accidentally encroached
To the Russian essence of the language.
Y. V. Smelyakov
There are speeches - meaning
Dark or insignificant
But they don't care
It's impossible to listen.
How full their sounds are
Madness of desire!
They contain tears of separation,
They have the thrill of a date.
Will not meet with an answer
Among the noise of the world
Of flame and light
Born word;
But in the temple, in the middle of the battle
And wherever I will be,
Hearing him, I
I recognize it everywhere.
Without finishing the prayer,
I will answer that sound,
And I'll throw myself out of battle
I will meet him.
M. Yu. Lermontov
Words
There are many words on earth. There are daily words -
They show the blue of the spring sky.
There are night words that we talk about during the day
We remember with a smile and sweet shame.
There are words - like wounds, words - like judgment, -
With them they do not surrender and are not taken prisoner.
A word can kill, a word can save,
With a word you can lead the shelves with you.
In a word you can sell, and betray, and buy,
The word can be poured into striking lead.
But there are words for all words in our language:
Glory, Motherland, Loyalty, Freedom and Honor.
I don’t dare repeat them at every step, -
Like banners in a case, I treasure them in my soul.
Who often repeats them - I don’t believe him
He will forget about them in fire and smoke.
He won't remember them on the burning bridge,
They will be forgotten by someone else in a high position.
Anyone who wants to profit from proud words
Countless dust insults the heroes,
Those in dark forests and damp trenches,
Without repeating these words, they died for them.
Let them not serve as bargaining chips, -
Keep them in your heart as a golden standard!
And do not make them servants in small households -
Take care of their original purity.
When joy is like a storm, or grief is like night,
Only these words can help you!
V. S. Shefner
Native language!
I have known him since childhood.
It was the first time I said “mom”
On it I swore stubborn allegiance,
And every breath I take is clear to me.
Native language!
He is dear to me, he is mine,
On it the winds whistle in our foothills,
It was the first time I heard
Sometimes the birds babble in green to me.
But, like a native,
I love the Russian language
I need him like heaven
Every moment.
It has lively, quivering feelings.
Opened up to me.
And the world opened up in them.
I understood the word “happiness” in Russian,
It's a great happiness to live in a big country,
With him I am not afraid of grief and bad weather,
With him I will not burn in any fire.
Two rivers flow in the heart without growing shallow,
They become one river...
Having forgotten my native language, I will go numb.
Having lost Russian, I will become deaf.
T. M. Zumakulova
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The old style attracts me.
There is charm in ancient speech.
It happens in our words
both more modern and sharper.
Shout out: “Half a kingdom for a horse!” -
what irascibility and generosity!
But it will come down on me too
the last enthusiasm is futility.
Someday I'll wake up in the dark,
forever losing the battle,
and now it will come to my memory
madman's ancient decision.
Oh, what half a kingdom is for me!
A child taught by centuries,
I'll take the horse, I'll give the horse
in half a moment with a person,
beloved by me. God be with you
O my horse, my horse, my zealous horse.
I am your reason for free
I'll weaken - and my dear herd
you'll catch up, you'll catch up there,
in the steppe empty and reddish.
And I'm tired of the chatter
these victories and defeats.
I feel sorry for the horse! I'm sorry love!
And in a medieval manner
lies under my feet
just a trace left by a horseshoe.
B. A. Akhmadulina
Word
On that day, when over the new world
God bowed his face, then
Stopped the sun with a word
In short, they destroyed cities.
And the eagle did not flap its wings,
The stars huddled in horror towards the moon,
If, like a pink flame,
The word floated above.
And for the low life there were numbers,
Like livestock, livestock,
Because all shades of meaning
Smart number transmits.
Patriarch gray-haired, under his arm
Conquered both good and evil,
Not daring to turn to sound,
I drew a number in the sand with a cane.
But we forgot that it is shining
Only a word among earthly anxieties,
And in the Gospel of John
It is said that this word is God.
We set a limit for him
The meager limits of nature,
And like bees in an empty hive,
Dead words smell bad.
N. S. Gumilev
Native language
My faithful friend! My enemy is insidious!
My king! My slave! Native language!
My poems are like altar smoke!
How furious a challenge is my cry!
You gave wings to a crazy dream,
You have wrapped your dream in shackles.
Saved me in hours of powerlessness
And he crushed with excess strength.
How often in the secret of strange sounds
And in the hidden sense of words
I found the melody of the unexpected,
Poems that took possession of me!
But often, exhausted by joy
Or quietly intoxicated with melancholy,
I waited in vain to be in tune
With a trembling soul - your echo!
You wait like a giant.
I bow my face to you.
And yet I won’t get tired of fighting
I am like Israel with a deity!
There is no limit to my persistence.
You are in eternity, I am in short days,
But still, as a magician, submit to me,
Or turn the madman to dust!
Your wealth, by inheritance,
I, impudent, demand for myself.
I issue a call - you answer,
I'm coming - get ready to fight!
But the winner is defeated,
I will equally fall before you:
You are my avenger, you are my savior,
Your world is forever my abode,
Your voice is the sky above me!
V. Ya. Bryusov
Sayings about the Russian language
The Russian language is a language created for poetry; it is unusually rich and remarkable for the subtlety of its shades.
P. Merimee
The Russian language, as far as I can judge of it, is the richest of all European dialects and seems deliberately created for the expression the finest shades. Gifted with wonderful conciseness, combined with clarity, he is content with one word to convey thoughts when another language would require whole phrases for this.
P. Merimee
Charles the Fifth, the Roman Emperor, used to say that it is decent to speak Spanish with God, French with friends, German with the enemy, and Italian with the female sex. But if he were skilled in the Russian language, then, of course, he would have added that it is decent for them to speak with all of them, for he found in him the splendor of Spanish, the liveliness of French, the strength of German, the tenderness of Italian, and, moreover, a rich and strong brevity in the images Greek and Latin languages.
The language that the Russian state commands over a great part of the world, due to its power, has natural abundance, beauty and strength, which is not inferior to any European language. And there is no doubt that the Russian word could not be brought to such perfection as we are surprised at in others.
M. V. Lomonosov
The beauty, greatness, strength and richness of the Russian language is abundantly clear from books written in past centuries, when our ancestors not only did not know any rules for writing, but they hardly even thought that they existed or could exist.
M. V. Lomonosov
You marvel at the preciousness of our language: every sound is a gift: everything is grainy, large, like the pearl itself, and, truly, another name is even more precious than the thing itself.
N.V. Gogol
Every word contains an abyss of space, every word is immense...
N.V. Gogol
The greatest wealth of a people is its language! For thousands of years, countless treasures of human thought and experience accumulate and live forever in the word.
M. A. Sholokhov
Every nation has distinguished itself in its own way, each with its own word, with which, expressing whatever object it is, it reflects in its expression a part of its own character. The word of a Briton will echo with heart knowledge and wise knowledge of life; The short-lived word of a Frenchman will flash and spread like a light dandy; the German will intricately come up with his own, not accessible to everyone, clever and thin word; but there is no word that would be so sweeping, lively, would burst out from under the very heart, would boil and vibrate so much, like a well-spoken Russian word.
N.V. Gogol
Read common folk tales, young writers, to see the properties of the Russian language.
A. S. Pushkin
Language is the centuries-old work of an entire generation.
V. I. Dal
May there be honor and glory to our language, which in its native richness, almost without any foreign admixture, flows like a proud, majestic river - it makes noise, thunders - and suddenly, if necessary, softens, gurgles like a gentle brook and sweetly pours into the soul, forming all measures that consist only in the fall and rise of the human voice.
N. M. Karamzin
Our Russian language, more than all the new ones, is perhaps capable of approaching the classical languages in its richness, strength, freedom of arrangement, and abundance of forms.
N. A. Dobrolyubov
To use a foreign word when there is an equivalent Russian word means to insult both common sense and common taste.
V. G. Belinsky
That the Russian language is one of the richest languages in the world, there is no doubt about it.
V. G. Belinsky
Only having mastered the initial material, that is, our native language, to the possible perfection, will we be able to master a foreign language to the possible perfection, but not before.
F. M. Dostoevsky
In days of doubt, in days of painful thoughts about the fate of my homeland - you alone are my support and support, oh great, mighty, truthful and free Russian language! Without you, how can one not fall into despair at the sight of everything that is happening at home? But one cannot believe that such a language was not given to a great people!
I. S. Turgenev
The Russian language in skillful hands and experienced lips is beautiful, melodious, expressive, flexible, obedient, dexterous and capacious.
A. I. Kuprin
Language is the history of a people. Language is the path of civilization and culture. That is why studying and preserving the Russian language is not an idle activity because there is nothing to do, but an urgent necessity.
A. I. Kuprin
To handle language somehow means to think differently: inaccurately, approximately, incorrectly.
A. N. Tolstoy
The word is the great weapon of life.
V. O. Klyuchevsky
The Russian language is inexhaustibly rich and everything is being enriched with amazing speed.
M. Gorky
Our speech is predominantly aphoristic, distinguished by its conciseness and strength.
M. Gorky
The greatest value of a people is its language. The language in which he writes, speaks, thinks.<...>Language and thinking are closely related. If language becomes impoverished, thinking will also become impoverished. Language relies in its development on writing, and in it mainly on literature. And literature is of enormous importance for the development of morality.<...>Much has been written about the Russian language as the language of the people. This is one of the most perfect languages of the world, a language that has developed over more than a millennium, giving in the 19th century the best literature and poetry in the world.
D. S. Likhachev
Language is a ford across the river of time, it leads us to the home of the departed; but no one who is afraid of deep water will be able to come there.
V. M. Illich-Svitych
The Russian language is fully revealed in its truly magical properties and wealth only to those who deeply love and know their people “to the bone” and feel the hidden charm of our land.
K. G. Paustovsky
True love for one's country is unthinkable without love for one's language.
K. G. Paustovsky
There are no sounds, colors, images and thoughts - complex and simple - for which there would not be an exact expression in our language.
... You can do wonders with the Russian language!
K. G. Paustovsky
We have been given possession of the richest, most accurate, powerful and truly magical Russian language.
K. G. Paustovsky
Many Russian words themselves radiate poetry, just as gems radiate a mysterious shine...
K. G. Paustovsky
The natural wealth of the Russian language and speech is so great that without further ado, listening to time with your heart, in close communication with a simple person and with a volume of Pushkin in your pocket you can become an excellent writer.
M. M. Prishvin
Reflecting geographical expanses and “community” different nations, the image of “ever-creating Russia,” the Russian language carries the eternal values of beauty and grace, which, according to Dostoevsky, “will save everything.”
V. G. Kostomarov
A truly strong and healthy, balanced person will not speak loudly unnecessarily, will not swear or use slang words. After all, he is sure that his word is already significant.
D. S. Likhachev
Sayings about literature
Literature in all its forms is nothing more than the shadow of a good conversation.
R. Stevenson
Literature gives us a colossal, vast and profound experience of life. It makes a person intelligent, develops in him not only a sense of beauty, but also understanding - an understanding of life, all its complexities, serves as a guide to other eras and to other peoples, opens the hearts of people to you. In a word, it makes you wise.
D. S. Likhachev
Literature is the expression of society, just as the word is the expression of man.
L. G. A. Bonald
Literature is the guidance of the human mind for the human race.
V. Hugo
No genre of literature contains as much fiction as biography.
W. E. Channing (Channing)
Literature has been removed from the laws of decay. She alone does not recognize death.
M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin
Learned literature saves people from ignorance, and elegant literature saves people from rudeness and vulgarity.
N. G. Chernyshevsky
Literature is born from the depths of the people's soul.
A. Mitskevich
Society finds in literature its real life, elevated to an ideal, brought to consciousness.
V. G. Belinsky
Literature... must be faithful to the people, must passionately and zealously advocate for their progress, prosperity and happiness.
Charles Dickens
Literature is when the reader is as talented as the writer.
M. A. Svetlov
Literature is an activity in which you have to prove again and again that you have talent to people who are devoid of any talents.
J. Renard
Literature deteriorates only to the extent that people become more depraved.
I. Goethe
The trouble with other literature is that thinking people they do not write, and those who write do not think.
P. A. Vyazemsky
In literature, as in life, one must remember one rule: a person will repent a thousand times for saying a lot, but never for saying little.
A. F. Pisemsky
Just as in politics one well-aimed word, one wit often has a more decisive effect than an entire Demosthenes speech, so in literature miniatures often live longer than thick novels.
S. Zweig
Quite a lot literary works owes its success to the poverty of the author's thoughts, for it is akin to the poverty of the public's thoughts.
N. Chamfort
Manuscripts don't burn.
The language that the Russian state commands over a great part of the world, due to its power, has natural abundance, beauty and strength, which is not inferior to any European language. And there is no doubt that the Russian word could not be brought to such perfection as we are surprised at in others. Lomonosov M. V.
...The language of Turgenev, Tolstoy, Dobrolyubov, Chernyshevsky is great and powerful... And we, of course, stand for every resident of Russia to have the opportunity to learn the great Russian language. Lenin V.I.
The language of a people is the best, never fading and ever-blooming flower of their entire spiritual life. K.D. Ushinsky
Take care of our language, our beautiful Russian language - this is a treasure, this is an asset passed on to us by our predecessors! Handle this powerful tool with respect. Turgenev I. S.
Language is the history of a people. Language is the path of civilization and culture... Therefore, studying and preserving the Russian language is not an idle activity because there is nothing better to do, but an urgent necessity. Kuprin A. I.
Thanks to the Russian language, we, representatives of multilingual literatures, know each other well. Mutual enrichment of literary experience occurs through the Russian language, through the Russian book. Publishing a book by any writer in our country in Russian means reaching the widest possible readership. Rytkheu Yu. S.
I do not consider foreign words good and suitable unless they can be replaced by purely Russian or more Russified ones. We must protect our rich and beautiful language from damage. Leskov N. S.
Throughout the 18th century, New Russian literature developed the rich scientific language that we now possess; the language is flexible and powerful, capable of expressing the most abstract ideas of German metaphysics and the light, sparkling play of French wit. Herzen A.
To use a foreign word when there is an equivalent Russian word means to insult both common sense and common taste. Belinsky V. G.
The greatest wealth of a people is its language! For thousands of years, countless treasures of human thought and experience accumulate and live forever in the word. M.A. Sholokhov
There is one significant fact: in our still unsettled and young language we can convey the deepest forms of the spirit and thoughts of European languages.
In days of doubt, in days of painful thoughts about the fate of my homeland - you alone are my support and support, oh great, mighty, truthful and free Russian language! It is impossible to believe that such a language was not given to a great people! Turgenev I. S.
Verbosity - Russian language! Valery Igorevich Melnikov
The main character of our language lies in the extreme ease with which everything is expressed in it - abstract thoughts, internal lyrical feelings, “the scurrying of life,” a cry of indignation, sparkling prank and amazing passion. Herzen A.
The Russian language, as far as I can judge of it, is the richest of all European dialects and seems deliberately created to express the subtlest shades. Gifted with wonderful conciseness, combined with clarity, he is content with one word to convey thoughts when another language would require whole phrases for this. Merimee P.
Even if you don’t know whether, according to the rules of the Russian language, a comma is needed here or not, you are sure that in this place it is better to put it than not to put it. Alexey Kalinin
The Russian language is so great and powerful that any law in this language can be interpreted in your own way.
In almost one Russian language, will means both the power of overcoming and a symbol of the absence of barriers. Grigory Landau
The Russian language is inexhaustibly rich and everything is being enriched with amazing speed. Gorky M.
If the Russian language is so difficult for its native speakers, then how difficult it must be for foreigners!
We are spoiling the Russian language. We use foreign words unnecessarily. We use them incorrectly. Why say “defects” when you can say shortcomings, or shortcomings, or gaps?... Isn’t it time for us to declare war on the use of foreign words unnecessarily? - Lenin (“On the purification of the Russian language”)
True love for one's country is unthinkable without love for one's language. Paustovsky K. G.
The Russian language must become a world language. The time will come (and it is not far off) when the Russian language will begin to be studied along all meridians of the globe. Tolstoy A. N.
As is known from the story “In People,” M. Gorky, in order to understand the word, repeated it for a long time. Let's use his experience: dependent. AND WAIT FOR THE CROWN Well, the Russian language, you are still powerful! Inna Veksler
Russian language! For millennia, the people created this flexible, magnificent, inexhaustibly rich, intelligent, poetic and laboring instrument of their social life, their thoughts, their feelings, their hopes, their anger, their great future. Tolstoy L.N.
As a material for literature, the Slavic-Russian language has an undeniable superiority over all European ones.
The Russian language is, first of all, Pushkin - the indestructible mooring of the Russian language. These are Lermontov, Leskov, Chekhov, Gorky. Tolstoy L. N.
Anyone who has memorized the English-Russian dictionary knows the English-Russian language.
Our native language should be the main basis of our general education and the education of each of us. Vyazemsky P. A.
We must love and preserve those examples of the Russian language that we inherited from first-class masters. Furmanov D. A.
By the attitude of each person to his language, one can accurately judge not only his cultural level, but also his civic value. Paustovsky K. G.
The natural richness of the Russian language and speech is so great that without further ado, listening to the times with your heart, in close communication with the common man and with a volume of Pushkin in your pocket, you can become an excellent writer. Prishvin M. M.
He could have become a great Russian poet if not for two trifles: lack of hearing and ignorance of the Russian language. Alexander Krasny
Our speech is predominantly aphoristic, distinguished by its conciseness and strength. Gorky M.
New words of foreign origin are introduced into the Russian press incessantly and often completely unnecessarily, and - what is most offensive - these harmful exercises are practiced in those very same people. bodies where Russian nationality and its characteristics are most passionately advocated. Leskov N. S.
There are no sounds, colors, images and thoughts - complex and simple - for which there would not be an exact expression in our language. Dostoevsky F. M.
Nothing is so ordinary for us, nothing seems so simple as our speech, but in our very being there is nothing as surprising, as wonderful as our speech. Radishchev A. N.
There is no doubt that the desire to replete Russian speech with foreign words unnecessarily, without sufficient reason, is contrary to common sense and common taste; but it does not harm the Russian language or Russian literature, but only those who are obsessed with it. Belinsky V. G.
A person’s morality is visible in his attitude to the word - L.N. Tolstoy
Our Russian language, more than all the new ones, is perhaps capable of approaching the classical languages in its richness, strength, freedom of arrangement, and abundance of forms. Dobrolyubov N. A.
We have been given possession of the richest, most accurate, powerful and truly magical Russian language. Paustovsky K. G.
The ruler of many languages, the Russian language is not only in the vastness of the places where it dominates, but also in its own space and contentment, it is great in comparison with everyone in Europe. Lomonosov M. V.
Only having mastered the initial material, that is, our native language, to the possible perfection, will we be able to master a foreign language to the possible perfection, but not before. Fyodor Dostoevsky.
The Russian literary language is closer than all other European languages to colloquial folk speech. Tolstoy A. N.
The beauty, greatness, strength and richness of the Russian language is abundantly clear from books written in past centuries, when our ancestors not only did not know any rules for writing, but they hardly even thought that they existed or could exist. Lomonosov M. V.
The Russian language is a language created for poetry; it is extremely rich and remarkable mainly for the subtlety of its shades. Merimee P.
How beautiful the Russian language is! All the advantages of German without its terrible rudeness. Engels F.
The Russian language in skillful hands and experienced lips is beautiful, melodious, expressive, flexible, obedient, dexterous and capacious. Kuprin A. I.
It seems that not only in the Russian language the words priest and popularity have the same root? Alexander Krasny
The Russian language is quite rich; it has all the means to express the most subtle feelings and shades of thought. Korolenko V. G.
Knowledge of Russian language, - language, which fully deserves study both in itself, because it is one of the strongest and richest living languages, and for the sake of the literature it reveals, is now not such a rarity... Engels F.
The Russian language is so rich in verbs and nouns, so diverse in forms expressing internal gesture, movement, shades of feelings and thoughts, colors, smells, the material of things, etc., that when building a scientific linguistic culture, it is necessary to understand this brilliant inheritance of “peasant strength”. Tolstoy A. N.
If you think and speak with words - Word Knowledge, and if with habits - the Russian language! Valery I.M.
The Russian language is fully revealed in its truly magical properties and wealth only to those who deeply love and know their people “to the bone” and feel the hidden charm of our land. Paustovsky K. G.
You marvel at the preciousness of our language: every sound is a gift: everything is grainy, large, like the pearl itself, and, truly, another name is even more precious than the thing itself. Gogol N.V.
Russian language! For millennia, the people created this flexible, magnificent, inexhaustibly rich, intelligent, poetic and laboring instrument of their social life, their thoughts, their feelings, their hopes, their anger, their great future. Tolstoy L. N.
May there be honor and glory to our language, which in its native richness, almost without any foreign admixture, flows like a proud, majestic river - it makes noise, thunders - and suddenly, if necessary, softens, gurgles like a gentle brook and sweetly flows into the soul, forming all the measures that consist only in the fall and rise of the human voice! Karamzin N. M.
The Slavic-Russian language, according to the testimony of foreign aestheticians themselves, is not inferior either to Latin or to Greek in fluency, surpassing all European languages: Italian, French and Spanish, and even more so German. Derzhavin G. R.
The perception of other people's words, especially without necessity, is not enrichment, but damage to the language. Sumarokov A. P.
Among the magnificent qualities of our language there is one that is absolutely amazing and hardly noticeable. It lies in the fact that its sound is so diverse that it contains the sound of almost all the languages of the world. Paustovsky K. G.
An appearance that excludes ignorance of the Russian language. Valery Afonchenko
Surprisingly: in the Sanskrit language the words and are denoted by one word:. In the Russian language, in my opinion, there are also many words that could easily merge into one. Well, let's say: and... Pavlenko V. Yu.
The Russian language is great, for the one who cripples it is a bastard! Johnsen Koikolainer
That the Russian language is one of the richest languages in the world, there is no doubt about it. Belinsky V. G.
Rich Russian language: how much can be expressed in one word! And how much can you not tell them!
Language is a ford across the river of time, it leads us to the home of the departed; but no one who is afraid of deep water will be able to come there. Illich-Svitych V. M.
Take care of the purity of your language like a shrine! Never use foreign words. The Russian language is so rich and flexible that we have nothing to take from those who are poorer than us. Turgenev I. S.
Language is important for a patriot. Karamzin N. M.
English is increasingly penetrating the modern Russian language in order to completely disfigure it. Boris Krieger
Our language is expressive not only for high eloquence, for loud, picturesque poetry, but also for tender simplicity, for the sounds of the heart and sensitivity. It is richer in harmony than French; more capable of pouring out the soul in tones; represents more analogous words, that is, consistent with the action being expressed: a benefit that only indigenous languages have. Karamzin N. M.
... There is no word that would be so sweeping, smart, would burst out from under the very heart, would seethe and vibrate so much, like an aptly spoken Russian word. Gogol N.V.
The importance of the Russian language is difficult to overestimate, since it is not just a means of communication between people in Russia, but a real treasure of a nation with a rich history and extensive roots. Many famous writers praised the Russian style both in their works and in simple statements, which later became popular or turned into quotes about the Russian language. They are relevant to this day: not a single judgment about the speech of compatriot thinkers has lost its meaning. Statements about the Russian language by great people should be remembered when analyzing literary works.
In almost all the works of Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, the central position is occupied by the Russian people - their character, way of life, cultural and moral principles. In his novels, the writer paid special attention to describing the Russian mentality, his customs, and also often turned to descriptions of the nature of Rus'.
Turgenev became the first writer who received recognition not only within his homeland, but also abroad, as he traveled: Ivan Sergeevich spent especially a lot of time in French lands. The most popular works of Turgenev include “Notes of a Hunter”, “Asya”, “Fathers and Sons”.
The prose writer spoke a lot about the greatness of language, its special significance in public culture. The author notes:
The writer often called for protecting the Russian language as a huge value and the dignity of Russians, speaking about it practically as a living being:
Turgenev speaks of Russians with respectful reverence. In his opinion, language is one of the greatest riches in Russia, which must be treated with caution.
What Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin wrote about language
Kuprin, a master of landscape description, also spoke about speech. Literature lovers especially remember the writer for his works “The Garnet Bracelet,” “The Duel,” and “Moloch.” In his work, Kuprin pays great attention to detail, developing every character, every natural description, every animal so that every little thing acquires depth and meaning.
Kuprin is one of the writers with the most ambitious storytelling style. The writer in his works often addresses the problems of love-hate, strength-weakness, despair and the will to live, combining opposite qualities simultaneously in a single hero.
Kuprin speaks about the language:
The writer speaks respectfully about linguistic culture, noting that the Russian language does not tolerate disparaging use:
Statements by Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol
According to some critics and contemporaries of Gogol, Nikolai Vasilyevich became the discoverer of a new direction in the history of literature - the “natural school”. The writer influenced the work of many other authors who worked in satirical directions - Chernyshevsky, Nekrasov, Saltykov-Shchadrin. The most famous include Gogol’s works “Dead Souls”, “The Overcoat”, “The Inspector General”, “Notes of a Madman”.
Gogol turned to the topic of language following Pushkin. This idea was not the least important in all of his work. The writer fought to preserve the purity of the style, its originality, considering the Russian language euphonious and valuable:
Gogol compared Russian with other common foreign dialects, emphasizing its greatness and complexity:
Words by Vissarion Grigorievich Belinsky
Belinsky is not so much a writer as a literary critic, recognized as one of the most demanding in terms of the quality of the works he analyzes. His activities were distinguished by a certain revolutionary orientation, since he considered their nationality to be the leading principle of the analysis of novels.
The critic was the first to divide all literature into ideal and real - the latter, in his opinion, reflected life as it is, while ideal gave an incorrect reflection of reality. Belinsky openly admired the works of Gogol, as well as Pushkin. One of Belinsky’s most ambitious essays can be considered a cycle of 11 articles on the works of A.S. Pushkin.
The critic loved speech and considered language to be self-sufficient and not subject to substitution:
The writer assessed the Russian language as rich:
Quotes from Mikhail Vasilievich Lomonosov
Lomonosov plays a key role in the development of linguistics and rhetoric in Rus', since it was he who created the “Russian Grammar”, where he introduced the concept of transcription of words, parts of speech, and spelling. Mikhail Vasilievich was the first person who spoke about style and techniques artistic expression speech.
Lomonosov was the first person to establish a clear distinction between secular and ecclesiastical dialects. The thinker studied the problems of Russian linguistics and stylistics almost all his life. In addition, Lomonosov paid a lot of attention to the study of Russian dialects characteristic of representatives of different localities and regions of Rus'.
What did Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin say about the Russian language?
Pushkin, “the sun of Russian poetry,” spoke similarly about the meaning of speech in Rus'. The poet made an invaluable contribution to the development of literature. The poet knew how to see the essence and mentality of different eras and nations, which made it possible to find the most psychologically accurate prototypes for them in his works.
Among the writer’s iconic works one can note the cycle of Belkin’s stories, the stories “The Station Agent”, “The Young Lady-Peasant Woman”. To this day, the works of " Queen of Spades", "The Stingy Knight", "Dubrovsky", "Gypsies", "Eugene Onegin".
Pushkin could not help but appreciate the importance of the Russian language, as well as its richness and grandeur. The poet knew many other dialects at the level of understanding, spoke fluent French, while describing Russian as the most extensive language of all known to him:
“As a material for literature, the Slavic-Russian language has an undeniable superiority over all European languages.”
The writer also noted the versatility of speech in Rus', using short but succinct phrases:
“The richer the language in expressions and turns of phrase, the better for a skilled writer.”
Pushkin became not only a world-famous writer, but also the founder of completely new trends in literature. The poet rendered strong impact on the works of Gogol, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Turgenev, Chekhov. The writer’s work is known both in Russia and abroad.
Words by Maxim Gorky
Maxim Gorky significantly influenced the development of Russian literature during the revolutionary years. Through his novels, the writer managed to create a special mood of the working class associated with social transformations. Alexey Peshkov (the real name of the writer) was able to accurately reflect the mentality of the proletariat during the years of radical social changes.
The writer also became the founder of new children's literature, the main goal of which was to educate people with:
- an extensive knowledge base about the structure and functioning of the world;
- developed will;
- great abilities.
Among Gorky's popular fairy tales are “Samovar” and “Sparrow”.
Maxim Gorky could not help but appreciate the power of the Russian style, its importance for shaping a person’s worldview and view of reality. The writer noted that Russian is laconic but apt:
“Our speech is predominantly aphoristic, distinguished by its conciseness and strength.”
Peshkov also spoke about the dynamics of the language - according to the writer, the Russian language has many prerequisites for expansion and development, its structure is being transformed and improved constantly, very quickly:
“The Russian language is inexhaustibly rich and everything is being enriched with amazing speed.”
Quotes from Konstantin Georgievich Paustovsky
Paustovsky gained wide international fame as an author capable of looking at the world from a lyrical point of view. The writer paid special attention to the description of high human ideals in his works, such as love, friendship, fidelity.
Paustovsky was noted by critics as a prose writer who loves and appreciates the nature of Rus'. Through landscape motifs, the author creates a special, unique atmosphere in his works, conveying moral ideas through abstract concepts.
Paustovsky is a children's author. The most famous works of the writer for children include the fairy tales "Hare's Paws", "Cat Thief", "Badger's Nose".
The prose writer could not help but admire the Russian style. Paustovsky noted its organic nature and diversity:
The writer drew attention to Russian punctuation, highlighting its special significance in the formation of written thought:
Quotes from Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov discovered his talent for writing in his first year of medical university. His studies played a decisive role in his entire literary activity - many of the heroes of Chekhov's stories were doctors.
In his stories and plays, the author raises problems of universal human values - love, honor and freedom. At the same time, there is no idealization of reality in his work - all events are reflected as they actually appear. Chekhov succeeded in both prose and drama, which could not but affect his work: the prose acquired the laconicism, stagecraft and brevity characteristic of plays. Dramatic works used purely prosaic features, which gave the plays innovation.
A distinctive feature of Chekhov's works is their brevity - the writer's style is short, but precise and bright. The author himself noted the importance of such a quality as simplicity of speech:
“Beware of refined language. The language should be simple and elegant."
Chekhov was also attentive to the purity of language - the writer believed that the euphony of speech consists of the euphony of the pronunciation of the words themselves that make up the text:
“Ugly, dissonant words should be avoided. I don’t like words with a lot of hissing and whistling sounds, I avoid them.”
Among the most widespread works of Chekhov, in which one can trace the author’s speech style, are the plays “The Seagull”, “Anniversary”, “Wedding”, “Ivanov”, “The Bear” and “The Proposal”. The writer has published many stories in prose, for example, “Ward No. 6.”
Words by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
Dostoevsky adhered to the ideas of realism in storytelling. The central theme of Dostoevsky's novels was the reflection of the life of a little man under the yoke of social reality. The writer’s creativity is psychological: Dostoevsky delves into the psychology of the people he reflects, trying to identify the motives of their behavior.
The author believes that little man should not suffer from social changes, many of which placed such people in a position of poverty. Dostoevsky often turned to spiritual philosophy, raising philosophical, anthropological, religious, ethical and historical issues era.
Among the writer’s iconic novels are the works “Crime and Punishment”, “Poor People”, “The Idiot”, “Teenager”, “The Brothers Karamazov” and “Demons”.
Dostoevsky considered learning a language, especially his native language, to be a very important aspect of human life. According to the writer, trying to learn foreign languages is pointless until a person completely masters his own:
Great writers often turn to linguistic themes in their memoirs, essays, and novels. Their creativity is permeated with sincere love for native language. The authors call for preserving the Russian language as an invaluable heritage, as well as an important aspect of culture. The statements of great people about the Russian language show the significance and importance of our native language.
